Bring it on! Turkey’s Council of State most of whose members recently appointed by Erdoğan approves plans to destroy Gezi Park…

Plan to build Ottoman barracks on Istanbul’s Gezi Park approved in new court ruling The ruling has stirred public outcry in Turkey, with the trending hashtag “We Will Not Allow You To Demolish Gezi” (#SanaGeziyiYıktırmayacağız in Turkish) addressing President Erdoğan. Court annuls numerous project plans threatening authenticity of historic Istanbul peninsula An Istanbul court has annulled a … Read more

Check out Istanbul’s new “symbol”: Çamlıca Mosque. An Istanbul news roundup…

This new huge mosque to be built in Çamlıca hill has such a “novel” design…. Istanbul once again hosts Hollywood movie Oscar winning actor Russell Crowe has decided to shoot his new film in Istanbul. Crowe has visited Istanbul on several occasions. Istanbul Jazz Festival draws 25,000 people to concerts The 20th Istanbul Jazz Festival, … Read more